7/16/2013

Paste Premieres Jake Bellows's "All Right Now" MP3

Paste Premieres Jake Bellows's "All Right Now" MP3
Debut Solo Album New Ocean Out August 6 On Saddle Creek
Download: "All Right Now" via Paste or SoundCloud
Watch: New Ocean Album Trailer via YouTube
Paste has premiered Jake Bellows's new MP3 "All Right Now" from his debut solo album
New Ocean out August 6 on Saddle Creek. Paste said, "New Ocean covers a wide spectrum of styles... and, according to Bellows, is about 'relinquishing the fear of death and recognizing that we are all part of the same thing.'" Rolling Stone recently premiered "I Know You" from New Ocean as a Daily Download. The track is also available to post and share via SoundCloud New Ocean was recorded at Omaha's ARC Studios with engineer Ben Brodin (Before the Toast and Tea, Conor Oberst), Ryan Fox (The Good Life), Todd Fink (The Faint), and Heath Koontz (Neva Dinova). New Ocean is now available for pre-order on CD & LP via Saddle Creek and limited edition cassette through Majestic Litter.  

Jake Bellows had quit music. Or so he thought.
  
After fronting Neva Dinova for more than 15 years, which included five full-lengths, a split EP, and countless tours, he packed up his dog and moved from his native Omaha to his girlfriend's hometown of Los Angeles. Two days before he left he recorded 18 demos with musician and engineer Ben Brodin at Brodin's insistence. Once in L.A., Bellows got a job installing sliding-glass doors and sold his Les Paul to buy a Datsun pick-up truck.

Though he had no plans to form a new band, he played the occasional solo show, performed with Whispertown, and continued to write songs. In early 2011, an invitation arrived from Omaha's Film Streams Theater for Jake's old friend Ryan Fox also living on the West Coast, to perform an original live film-score. Fox enlisted Bellows and Brodin to collaborate and the trio began to compose and discuss improvisational ideas over long-distance. Since they were all going to be in Omaha and had a long history of playing in each other's bands, Brodin and Fox nudged Bellows into booking studio time to record some of his dormant songs.

Fox and Bellows drove from LA to Omaha that November. They entered ARC Studios for a feverish recording session, arranging and writing parts on the fly with an impromptu band including Heath Koontz, Todd Fink, Whispertown bandmate Morgan Nagler and other old friends. Committing quickly to intuitive arrangements the band recorded 17 tracks in a little more than a week. They worked remotely on the record throughout that winter and spring, adding overdubs in basements and bedrooms across western North America.

The group reunited in Omaha to debut the new songs at a couple of shows the following June. Excited to release the new material on their own terms the band put out a preview EP on cassette, Help, at the end of 2012. The new music is underpinned by philosophical conviction and shaped by an interest in physics, cosmology and mythology. Bellows returned to music with a renewed sense of the intrinsic value of art and its ability to express the commonality of human experience. His debut full-length, New Ocean, offers a mix tape of different kinds of songs hanging out on one record - love songs that are not necessarily ballads despite their introspective gauziness, with left turns into drunk-in-the-sun bossa nova and blue-eyed-soul ruptured by fuzz guitar. Bellows believes that songs change the fabric of the universe through the very frequencies they emit. As such, the record attempts to create the world he wants to see instead of reflect the world that is.

Strokes Legend Albert Hammond Jr. Shows Noisey His Guitar

Hey Guys and Girls,

VICE love the Strokes and when I say that I'm talking about both the tunes and the guys. I mean back in 2001, VICE and them probably crisscrossed each other a gazillion times from Max Fish to Brownies and all over the LES. What I'm saying is there's history, kinda like VICE and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Fun times. So when Albert Hammond Jr. agreed to be featured on Noisey's Guitar Moves, it felt like having one of your buddies roll thru. In the ninth episode of Guitar Moves, host Matt Sweeney meets Albert Hammond Jr. to discus 90's style riffs, influences, and how to impress your mom. Even though he rocks his guitar strap unusually high, Hammond Jr. gives pointers to guitar players on how to be less cheesy and more badass.

Watch Albert Hammond Jr. show us his Guitar Moves:
NOISEY: http://noisey.vice.com/guitar-moves/albert-hammond-jr
YOUTUBE: http://youtu.be/R91HqTB1RIA

7/15/2013

The Joy Formidable to Release 'Silent Treatment' EP

The Joy Formidable To Release Silent Treatment EP Tomorrow
EP Features a New Version of the Title Track Mixed by William Orbit
Watch Music Video for "Silent Treatment" Now
Band To Tour With Passion Pit This Fall

 

Welsh trio The Joy Formidable are pleased to announce the release of their Silent Treatment EP on all digital outlets tomorrow. The Silent Treatment EP includes 4 tracks, including a new mix of the title track done by William Orbit (Blur, Madonna, Pink), a live version of "Tendons" recorded at London's Roundhouse, and previously unreleased song "All This Promise" from the sessions that produced the band's most recent album, Wolf's Law. For full track listing, please see below.

The band have also released a music video for the EP's title track, directed by the duo ArchEnemies. The video for "Silent Treatment," shot in black and white, features a confident yet vulnerable performance by lead-singer Ritzy Bryan. Watch the video over at RollingStone.com now:


Many critics noted that "Silent Treatment," a centerpiece on the band's acclaimed sophomore album Wolf's Law, was a different direction for the band. Pitchfork noted, "Most Joy Formidable songs start at heart-pumping and turn up the volume from there, but on the delicate "Silent Treatment", Bryan is able to convey that same intensity backed only with an acoustic guitar."

The band will be hitting the road for tour dates with Passion Pit, beginning on September 29 in Charlottesville, VA. The tour will span from coast to coast throughout the entirety of October and the first part of November, including dates in Los Angeles at The Greek Theater on October 25. To see full itinerary, please see below.

THE JOY FORMIDABLE ON TOUR
9/02 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music Festival
9/05 - Portland, OR @ MusicFestNW
9/29 - Charlottesville, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion
10/01 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
10/02 - Winston Salem, NC @ Ziggy's (Outdoor Stage)
10/03 - Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
10/04-10/06 - Austin, TX @ ACL
10/07 - Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Amphitheater
10/08 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
10/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park
10/11 - New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theater
10/11-10/13 - Austin, TX @ ACL
10/15 - Denver, CO @ First Bank Arena
10/16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/18 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
10/21 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10/22 - San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theatre
10/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
10/26 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
10/27 - Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful Festival
10/29 - Kansas City, MO @ The Midland
10/31 - Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
11/01 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
11/03 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
11/08 - St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
11/09 - Tampa, FL @ Coastline Festival - Live Nation Amphitheatre
11/10 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coastline Festival - Cruzan Amphitheatre


7/10/2013

Glasvegas Video For First Single "If" Starring William Shatner

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Glasvegas Video For First Single "If"
Starring William Shatner Premieres on VEVO
"If" Digital EP Available Now
''If' is grand, ragged round the edges, and wiser than you'll ever be...ringing guitars and galloping horse drums...welcome back to 'brilliant'." NME 
Glasvegas - If
Glasvegas - If Video
The new video features the legendary William Shatner and is Glasvegas' take on the iconic BBC Music show "The Old Grey Whistle Test."

James Allan, Glasvegas song-writer, guitarist, vocalist, frontman, beloved people's poet (and profound Glaswegian) explains...

"When we played on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson a while back, William Shatner introduced our live performance as he is a fan of the band.  I then thought it would be a cool thing to incorporate his introduction of us into our new video since it also has a 'late show' theme.  We got in touch with him to ask his permission and he got back to us almost immediately to give us the thumbs up!"

Taken from their forthcoming album 'Later...When The TV Turns To Static,' 'If' melds trademark Glasvegas' soaring choruses to a martial drum and Phil Spector inspired opening.  'If' is accompanied on the EP, which is now available on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/GlasvegasIf) by three exclusive recordings from the band. A cover of PJ Harvey's 'The Words That Maketh Murder', 'Press ' a brand new track written especially for the EP by James Allan and a demo version of 'Finished Sympathy' which is the last track on the new album.  

"A lot of thought went into the If EP" says James "from the decision about the cover track right down to the wee <> symbols in the 'Press title, which I wanted to make look like a button on a VCR.  The reason for choosing 'The Words That Maketh Murder' was that some of the covers we have done in the past have been older songs, so we wanted to go for something newer.  The PJ Harvey album 'Let England Shake' is a record we had been listening to and it seemed an obvious choice to pick a song from this record. Press is a new song and is me speaking in a hypothetical sense, a 'what if-scenario', and the demo of Finished Sympathy, well it's a bloody good song from the album that we are really proud of, based on my opinion that "sympathy" is something that's finished at too young an age. You can expect heavy fireworks from the album version."
 

The album 'Later...When The TV Turns To Static' is available for pre-order via the band's website www.glasvegas.net and will be in-stores on September 3rd.

Glasvegas is: James Allan (Vocals, Guitar), Rab Allan (Guitar), Paul Donoghue (Bass), Jonna Löffgren (Drums)

Stay tuned for U.S. touring info.

OH LAND RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM WISH BONE

OH LAND RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM WISH BONE DUE LATE SEPTEMBER VIA DAVE SITEK'S FEDERAL PRISM LABEL


Oh Land
  
Danish alterna-pop chanteuse Oh Land, aka Nanna Øland Fabricius, is gearing up for the release of her highly-anticipated new album Wish Bone. Due out late September, the album will be released via Federal Prism, the new imprint launched by TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek. Featuring her distinctive brand of left-field pop, Wish Bone includes collaborations with Sia and Dave Sitek, among others. SPIN is exclusively streaming a sneak peak from the album, "My Boxer," asserting it "a slinky banger, which bobs and weaves with jabbing percussion, glitch electronics and a dangerously hummable melody."

Wish Bone is the long-awaited follow up to Oh Land's 2011 self-titled album that garnered overwhelming acclaim, with SPIN declaring it one of "20 best pop albums of 2011," and Details praising its "fizzy, danceable electro-pop in the mode of Lykke Li and Florence and the Machine.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for an announcement about Oh Land's upcoming single "Renaissance Girls"!

Be sure to visit Oh Land online:

CHARLES BRADLEY Summer Festival Dates

CHARLES BRADLEY

Summer Festival Dates Include Lollapalooza, FYF Fest & Bumbershoot;
Additional North American Tour Dates Announced

World Café Appearance Airs Today

Documentary Charles Bradley: Soul of America
Set For U.S. Screenings; July 16 Digital Release; DVDs Available for Presale Now
View Trailer - http://youtu.be/uegzZWp6Y4w  

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Soul singer Charles Bradley will continue to bring the "artistry, gratitude and boundless enthusiasm (Village Voice)" on display during his live shows to stages thoughout 2013, in support of his latest album Victim of Love (Dunham/Daptone). In addition to his previously announced late-summer tour stops including Lollapalooza, FYF Fest, Bumbershoot and a headline show at Williamsburg Park in Brooklyn, “The Screaming Eagle of Soul” just announced December North American dates. Fans can hear a preview of Bradley’s soul stirring live show today on World Café: http://www.npr.org/programs/world-cafe

By now, Bradley’s remarkable, against-all-odds rise has been well documented: how he transcended a bleak life on the streets and struggled through a series of ill-fitting jobs before finally being discovered by Daptone's Gabriel Roth. The documentary Charles Bradley: Soul of America, directed by Poull Brien, follows Bradley’s extraordinary journey during the electrifying and transformative months leading up to the release of No Time for Dreaming.  The film premiered at SXSW 2012 and will be screened at select theaters across the country in coming months (current screenings listed below). The film will also be available to purchase on DVD August 6 via the Daptone store (pre-orders available now) as well as digitally via iTunes starting July 16.

The year following the release of No Time For Dreaming was one triumph after another: a stunning performance at South By Southwest; similarly-gripping appearances at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Newport Folk Festival and Outside Lands (to name just a few); television performances including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Last Call with Carson Daily, and spots on Year-End Best Lists from Rolling Stone, SPIN, GQ, Paste and more. Victim of Love sees Bradley emerging from his past heartaches stronger and more confident, overflowing with love to share.


“vocal passion that knows no age” – New Yorker

“Bradley emotes with a powerful sense of anguish that at times cuts you to the core”
NPR “All Things Considered”

“Because Charles Bradley is a one-man soul wrecking crew”
Rolling Stone, “Best of Rock”


Charles Bradley: Soul Of America - Documentary
Movie Trailer – http://youtu.be/uegzZWp6Y4w

Purchase Pre-Order Links -
DVD, Out Aug 6 via Daptone Store - http://bit.ly/12XG2DC
Digital, Out Jul 16 via iTunes - http://bit.ly/15wcsL0

Screenings -
Jul 12 New York, NY - The Rocks Off Film Festival
Jul 16 Duluth, MN - Zinema
Jul 20 Washington, DC - AFI Theatre
Jul 26 New York, NY - Lincoln Center
Aug 22 Bellingham, WA - Pickford Film Center
Aug 28 Portland, OR - Hollywood Theatre
Sep 25 San Francisco, CA - Roxie
Sep 27 Brooklyn, NY - BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)


Tour Dates
Jul 11 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao BBK
Jul 13 Juan-les-Pins, France - Jazz à Juan
Jul 14 Rotterdam, The Netherlands – North Sea Jazz Festival
Jul 15 Munich, Germany - Tollwood Sommerfestival
Jul 18 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival @ Club Circuit Marquee
Jul 20 Henham Park, England - Latitude Festival
Jul 21 Carhaix-Plouger, France - Vieille Charrues Festival
Aug 03 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
Aug 04 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
Aug 10 Burnaby, BC - Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival
Aug 11 Regina, SK - Regina Folk Festival
Aug 17 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Aug 18 Lyons, CO - Folks Festival
Aug 20 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
Aug 23 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
Aug 22 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Aug 24 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
Aug 27 Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Club Casino
Aug 28 Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
Aug 29 Boise, ID - Visual Arts Collective
Aug 31 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
Sep 01 Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
Sep 04 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Sep 05 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Sep 06 Arcata, CA - Van Duzer Theatre
Sep 07 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (Music Fest NW)
Sep 14 Burlington, VT - Grand Point North Festival
Sep 20 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park (Daptone Soul Revue, FREE SHOW)
Dec 04 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Dec 05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Dec 06 Chicago, IL - The Metro
Dec 07 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird
Dec 08 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
Dec 11 Kitchener, ON - The Centre In The Square
Dec 12 Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
Dec 13 Ottawa, ON - Ritual
Dec 14 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground


Victim of Love Digital Assets
Behind the Scenes of Victim of Love

“You Put The Flame On It”
MP3: https://soundcloud.com/daptone-records/charles-bradley-you-put-the/

COIL - Listen to 'Either His, or Yours', newly remastered - Gold is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders) out on 30 October 2026

COIL LISTEN TO THE NEWLY REMASTERED TRACK, ‘EITHER HIS, OR YOURS’ HERE   MUTE & THRESHOLD HOUSE ANNOUNCE A SERIES OF RELEASES, STARTING ...